Department of Women's and Children's Health

AsthmaTuner, a digital tool for asthma management, developed by Björn Nordlund's research group at KBH, is the winner of the European Federation of Allergy and Airways Diseases Patients' Associations' (EFA) award for "Best digital technology for asthma". 

Children who suffer a relapse of the aggressive cancer known as neuroblastoma have small chances of survival. However, a group including researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now shown that DHODH blockers, which are well-tolerated in humans, can cure neuroblastoma in mice if administered in combination with chemotherapy. 

A collaborative study involving researchers from Karolinska Institutet published in the journal Science presents a new strategy that combines population studies with experiments using cell and animal models.

Dr. Camila Consiglio, Postdoctoral researcher at Karolinska Institutet, won the 2021 Michelson Prize for: “Investigating the effects of testosterone on the human immune system”  

What is precision psychiatry? KI researcher Kristiina Tammimies gives an example. She is a research leader at the KIND competence centre, the Department of Women’s and Children’s Health, and studies the role of genetics in neuropsychiatric disorders.

Sweden was the first country in the world to introduce open-identity sperm donation, whereby adult children are entitled to obtain information about their donors. Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have now explored how such contacts and relations affect the parents of these young men and women. The study, which is published in Human Reproduction, shows that mothers often find it easier to accept the new situation.